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Sing it loud... with words
COMPILED BY NIMI KURIAN
Spain might at last get words for its national anthem following complaints by athletes who want something to sing at big competitions. Spanish competitors hug, hum or gaze mutely at the sky while their national anthem, known as the Royal March, is played, leaving them at a disadvantage compared to other sporting nations whose anthems have lyrics. Spain has one of the world’s oldest national anthems, dating back to the 18th century, but it has never had any words. Fol
lowing a suggestion by the Spanish Olympic Committee, the conservative opposition said it would present a bill calling for a committee to provide lyrics in three months. “It would provide the words, and they should be approved by parliament,” Popular Party leader Mariano Rajoy said. But writing one might be easier said than done in a nation starkly divided over the status of its diverse regions, some with their own languages such as the Basque Country.
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